War Diaries 1st Battalion July 1943 to August 1945
The War Diaries of the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders of Canada from July 1943 to August 1945 are in hard copy in Box 33B. The attached pdf has the War Diaries from 10 July 1943, the day after the landings at Pachino, Sicily, to 28 January 1945 when the battalion was between the Lamone and […]
Box of Uniform Pieces, Photos, Board Games, and License Plate
Box contains: one glengarry with the 48th Highlander’s Badge, two sporrans, one large photo book of the “Conquest of Sicily” made by the “Ministry of Information”, two military-themed board games by Jim Dunnigan titled Sniper! and Invasion America, one large photograph in frame of members of the 48th in dress with a label stating “1993 […]
Photos of Early Years Rifle Section
Two 8×10 black and white photos on 12×13.5 black cardboard frames. The photos are of the same eight-man pre-WWI rifle section. The first is of the riflers standing in a semicircle with their rifles in a pyramid formation in the middle. The second is of five men standing with their arms folded behind them and […]
Tower Box 2021800011
WWI Highlanders uniform- two helmets, two sets of stockings, two sets of spats, one set of putties, one glengarry.
Harold McKay Sewing Kit
Army Dressing kit with yarn, fabric, needles, and thread; paper label reading “Harold Army dress…”. Rolls closed and ties with laces attached to top edge. Service stripes showing four years service during the war, in centre. Belonged to Harold C. McKay
Matrimony Document for John Pollands Girvan July 6th, 1918.
8 1/2 x 11 Issued at London on July 6, 1918 to Major John Pollands Girvan and Jean Elizabeth Sword.
Newspaper articles pertaining to the death of John Pollands Girvan’s Son
A) condolence letter and envelope dated June 5th, 1961 B) Article detailing death
Remembrance Day Poetry
Blue duotang with 4 pieces of Remembrance Day-related poetry and one song. The song is four bars cut from the bottom of a full page, with “Highland Cathedral” written on it. The poems are ‘Remembrance Day’ by Jeannine Paris Burr, ‘One Final Gift’ by D.J. Kramer, ‘Why Wear a Poppy’ with the twenty-third Psalm and […]
48th Highlanders D Coy Competition Trophy 1909 to 1931
A 13 inch (33.02 cm) high, silver 48th Highlanders D Coy Competition Trophy 1909 to 1931. Engraved on the cup portion is a shield shape and inside the words: Presented to the 48th Highlanders by the Toronto Silver plate Co.
Toronto Silver Plate Company Trophy 1893 to 1898
A 6.5 inch (16.51 cm) silver plate trophy made by the Toronto Silver Plate Company. A 48th Highlander buckle badge is engraved in the centre.